Gait Flashcards
Gait/Movement:
Stylish, straight in movement, with good reach and elevation when in motion, no plaiting, and showing no weakness in hind movement.
Japanese Chin
Gait/Movement:
Co-ordinated to permit a true hackneyed action.
Miniature Pinsncer
Gait/Movement:
High stepping and free action. Front and hind legs to move forward in a straight line with propulsion from behind.
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Italian Greyhound
Gait/Movement:
Typically slow, dignified, rolling gait in front. Typical movement must not be confused with a roll caused by slackness of shoulders or with other indications of unsoundness. Any slackness of shoulders and elbows, and any indication of unsoundness in feet and pasterns to be heavily penalised. Movement not to be hindered by excessive body coat.
Pekingese
Gait/Movement:
Viewed from in front should rise and fall with legs well under shoulder, feet keeping directly to front, not turning in nor out. From behind action just as true. Using forelegs strongly putting them well forward with hindlegs moving freely and using stifles well. A slight unexaggerated roll of hindquarters typifies gait.
RISE AND FALL
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Pug
Gait/Movement:
Long, flowing and elegant with good reach and plenty of drive.
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Chinese Crested
Gait/Movement:
Brisk, forceful action, neither high stepping nor hackney; good reach without slackness in forequarters, good drive in hindquarters. Viewed from front and behind legs should move neither too close nor too wide, with no turning in or out of feet or pasterns. Topline should remain firm and level when moving.
Chihuahua
Gait/Movement:
Free moving and elegant in action, plenty of drive from behind. Fore and hind legs move parallel when viewed from in front and behind.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Gait/Movement:
The movement should be free and true without slackness at shoulders or elbows, there should be no turning in nor out of the feet or pasterns. The hindquarters should have strong propelling power with ample flexibility at stifles and hocks. Viewed from behind the movement should be neither too close nor too wide.
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Australian Silky Terrier
Gait/Movement:
Free, energetic, with a noble and distinguished head carriage.
Bolognese
Gait/Movement:
Free with drive; straight action front and behind, retaining level topline.
Yorkshire Terrier
Gait/Movement:
Easy, straightforward, light, energetic, moderately reach.
The topline is straight; no noticeable change in the topline when moving; somewhat high in withers is permissible. Head proudly held high, tail carried high enough.
Russian Toy
Gait/Movement:
Free moving, brisk and buoyant.
Pomeranian
Gait/Movement:
Ideal fore-movement akin to the ‘extended trot’; hackney action not desirable; equally a ‘shuffling gait’ undesirable. Hind action smooth with ease and precision combined with drive, there should be flowing quality to indicate true soundness.
English Toy Terrier
Gait/Movement:
Straight and free-flowing, without weaving. Viewed from behind the legs should be neither too close nor too wide apart.
Maltese
